CANDLE AMIDST POWER.
14,000 TONS OF EXI‘[.()SIVES AND TWO SI.EI§II’T.N(I' \\'.-\'I‘CHMICN. -—-"'V‘ . Two night, wzlfcllnlen, Cll:n'les Amos and .=\l'thul' D:l\\'l, were severely fined at Portsmouth for using :1 naked light" of :1 floating nlaegazine. They were employed on hulks in Portsmouth -Harbour, and on one of them was stored 1?»,()()() tons of quickfiring ammunition, and on the other 1000 tons of explosives. Late "on :1 dark, weiWnigh’r. the water poliee hailed the lmlks, and receiving no answeq. went on. bo:1Il1'(1. They found both wzxtclunen asleep in :1‘ cabin with :1 lighted candle in :1 53110.01’ between them. ' For the defence it‘ was pleaded tlmt the electric hmterns had failed. .~\nlos, the senior, \\':ls fined £2O, and Duwl £lO.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3508, 10 June 1920, Page 7
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118CANDLE AMIDST POWER. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3508, 10 June 1920, Page 7
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